chewing dragon

Chapter 271 Once the hero draws his sword, another ten years of catastrophe
No matter how good-tempered Shouba was, he couldn't help but snorted, interrupting the young man's eye contact with Ban Ban.

"Captain Qi, you might as well take a guess, why it is Pharmacist Zuo who can get the nods from the Lord of the Kingdom, Fuya Temple and Da Sima at the same time?"

These words had a hint of the intention of taking an exam. Qi Jingzhi withdrew his gaze and frowned slightly: "I heard that this person is a member of the clan, but he also respects Buddhism. I think he is a candidate acceptable to all parties?"

"This is just one of..."

Shouba walked slowly to Qi Jingzhi's side, looked at the Weishen flag that was gradually disappearing below, and his tone became a little ethereal: "The divine form of Weishen is two human heads and a snake body."

"The two poems have different thoughts. To control this snake flag, it is impossible for those with a clear heart and focused thoughts. This alone excludes many young talents with pure Taoist hearts and hard training since childhood. On the contrary, Zuo’s current family heirloom is just right.”

"As for the snake body...how much does Colonel Qi know about General Shensha enshrined in Buddhism?"

Qi Jingzhi immediately shook his head: "I only heard about this name today."

Shouba smiled again: "General Shensha is the divine general under the throne of the Bishamon Heavenly King of Buddhism. His appearance is that his head is a flame, his mouth is a river of blood, he has a skull as a necklace on his neck, he holds a green snake in his left hand, and his feet are on lotus flowers."

Qi Jingzhi's heart moved, remembering that his master once mentioned King Bishamon.

It was when the Holy King of Chicheng was competing in archery with the prince of the Heavenly King, Nana Tian, ​​that he shot the Magic Mirror, the predecessor of the Heaven and Earth Xuanjian, through!

So, the young man nodded thoughtfully: "General Shensha... his head is made of flames... he holds a green snake in his left hand..."

"No wonder Zuo Yaoshi's beard, hair and eyebrows were on fire when he faced Li Shenxian's shocking arrow just now."

"No wonder he and the Xiuling Tiger Cavalry both use snake spears as weapons. It turns out that they are imitating the form of General Shensha to better control the snake flag?"

Hearing the young man's words, Shouba nodded in agreement. The two big ears of the cattail leaf flickered and the pandan hanging on them swayed: "This is the main reason why Zuo Yaoshi is recognized!"

"Until there is a better candidate, no matter how displeased Grand Sima and I are, they can only admit it with their noses pinched."

"As for the attitude of Buddhism, it is not that important. After all, although there are not many people in the world who have two minds and are good at controlling snakes, they are by no means the only Buddhist generals in the deep sand. Even if the person changes halfway, as long as the king does not object, The monks at Liangfuya Temple did not dare to say anything."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed: "I...or in Da Sima's mind, there is actually a more suitable candidate!"

"This person happens to be both good and evil, with two minds. Although I don't know if he is good at controlling snakes, he is definitely good at controlling demons and weapons. Subduing the snake flag should be a piece of cake!"

The candidate mentioned by Qi Jingzhi was naturally Geshu Dashi.

That purple-bearded and blue-eyed son of the Geshu clan relied on his own bloodline, incomplete inheritance, and the "Hidden Edge Technique" gifted by Qi Jingzhi to resolutely swallow the Chen Taiqiu sword, control the sword ghost, and break through the realm overnight. How amazing and talented he is. It is definitely not comparable to Zuo Yaoshi and his ilk.

It's just that Qi Jingzhi speculated in his heart that when Langya Jun brought Geshu Dashi to the Zuowu Army Governor's Mansion, he was probably trying to hide it from the public. He would wait until he had made great achievements in escorting Anfenghou to the capital, and his cultivation had caught up, and then pushed him to the front desk to replace him. Zuo Yaoshi.

Therefore, Qi Jingzhi only said that there was a candidate, but did not mention his name, and Shouba did not even ask.

The two stood in silence for a long time, seeing that most of the soldiers in the audience had dispersed, but there were still many people who lingered, presumably intending to join Qi Jingzhi, the newly minted captain.

Shouba then smiled and said: "Captain Qi is a confidant promoted by Grand Sima himself. I should do my best to help him."

"Well, later you go to the arsenal to get a thousand pairs of rhinoceros armor, so as to gather the morale of the army as soon as possible."

Naturally, Qi Jingzhi would not refuse the benefits presented to him. He clasped his fists in thanks and asked curiously: "I wonder what is so precious about this rhinoceros armor that it can win the favor of the soldiers?"

Shouba chuckled: "As the saying goes, with Peng Ze's water rhinoceros hand, three thousand powerful crossbows can shoot at a low tide."

"It is said that there are a large group of water rhinoceros living in Niuzhuji in Pengze, and they will flood every 20 years. The water god Qinghong used his [-] strong crossbowmen to kill them, and peeled the skin of the water rhinoceros into armor. For three thousand water rhinoceros hands."

"When our Gouchen Courtyard was first built, Duke Qinghong ordered us to send three thousand pairs of new rhinoceros armors to congratulate us, in order to strengthen the power of Sima's army."

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help being surprised, and thought to himself: "How come this Duke Qinghong gives gifts everywhere, and is so rich that he always makes a big deal! In this way, I actually owe him two favors."

Seeing that the young man was deep in thought, Shouba continued to introduce: "Colonel Qi may have heard that lighting rhinoceros horns can illuminate ghostly things."

"This batch of rhinoceros armor produced in Pengze Water Mansion is not only extremely tough, but can also defend against the corpse energy of ghosts. Even ordinary soldiers wearing this armor should be able to withstand ghost bullets in the forbidden water of Yongchang Town."

Qi Jingzhi immediately heard the song and understood its elegant meaning, and his spirit was lifted: "Da Sima wants me to lead the army to participate in the second expansion to the north?"

Shouba chuckled: "Although this matter has not yet been finalized, in fact, the princes in the court have reached a consensus. It is expected that the king will issue an edict in the next few days. You, the sixth grade captain, are the head of our Gouchen Academy. One and only one, if you don’t go, who will?”

The newly minted young captain nodded, knowing that Lishan Guangye was right. This time it was really a matter of public and private matters. Fortunately, he had listened to the other party's suggestion and sent Banban to the capital on the way.

He immediately responded: "After I have an audience with you, I will immediately assemble the army and set off."

Seeing the young captain's expression of joy and eagerness to try, Shouba smiled faintly: "This time, there are still a few people to watch in Gouchen Courtyard. Ouch! Once the hero draws his sword, another ten years of calamity will befall the common people!"

After saying that, he waved his robe sleeves suddenly, turned around and walked towards the longevity palace hall, his clothes were windy as he walked, his head was shaking and his ears were trembling, and he was mumbling something.

"Zouwu flags, snake flags, rhinoceros-armed soldiers with bows and crossbows, snakes with spears and tiger cavalry galloping forward. Little did we know that thousands of years and hundreds of battles, how many heroes' bones are buried in foreign lands... Time is here! Life is also here!"

The voice was faint and the words were still ringing in my ears, but the figure of the God of Longevity Palace had disappeared inside the palace gate.

It was only at this moment that Qi Jingzhi felt for the first time from the other party the traces engraved by the long years. It was the gloomy desolation that could only be cultivated bit by bit after being used to seeing the ups and downs of the ages, and the sorrow and laughter for hundreds of years.

The young man knew that his realm was insufficient, so he did not try to follow him into the palace, hoping to gain another title.

He stood on the high platform and looked around. He saw thousands of houses and a prosperous city, especially the palaces and palaces. It was really a nine-layered dragon and phoenix palace, and a thousand-foot tiger and wolf den!

Qi Jingzhi smiled and walked down the platform.

At this time, there were only a few hundred soldiers waiting under the stage, far less than a thousand.Li Shenxian rubbed his buttocks, limped forward, and said in a low voice: "All the brothers in the army who are willing to take refuge with the captain are here. I can't count them in detail in a hurry, but there are about 500 of them."

"Hmph! Everyone has been complaining all day long, saying that there are no heroes in the family and that all heroes are reckless. But now they are picking on your family background. You are really unworthy of a man! I think they all have their own agenda, and there might be someone standing behind them. Which aristocratic family are you following!"

Qi Jingzhi waved his hand nonchalantly: "There are as many people as there are! Li Shenxian, our captain ordered you to temporarily take over the position of battalion captain and gather the team immediately. What does it look like in such a mess?"

The Bazhou Tiger was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly agreed loudly.

He didn't care about the pain in his butt, and immediately yelled, cursed, punched and kicked, and arranged the pile of loose sand present into a crooked queue.

Seeing that there were still several thorns who were not willing to obey and wanted to challenge Lieutenant Li Daiying, Qi Jingzhi had no intention of slowly subduing them, let alone the spare time.

He took two steps forward, secretly used the Crane Technique, and spread his voice: "There may be some extravagant people among you, but it's a pity that you recognize my captain, but I don't recognize you!"

"Now I will give you two ways... First, obey the military orders honestly. You are all old soldiers. I don't think you need to teach me what to do! Go to the battlefield and show off your power, and you will be a good man one day! "

"Second, get out of here immediately!"

After the young captain finished speaking, there was an immediate commotion in the army. Not long after, someone came out cursing, and it took 50 people to run out in a row before it became quiet again.

After the number of people was reduced, the queue became more organized, and looked a bit like a powerful army.

Those who ran out did not go far. They all stood in groups, folding their arms, squinting their eyes, pointing as if no one was around, and laughing loudly.

Qi Jingzhi was too lazy to pay attention to them, and spoke again: "Just now, my lieutenant asked for a thousand pairs of rhinoceros armors from the Shouchang History Department. They are all high-quality goods newly made by Pengze Water Mansion. They are hard to be hurt by swords and invulnerable to evil spirits. Just follow me to the arsenal, and everyone can get one!"

As soon as these words came out, the queue of more than [-] people suddenly became agitated, and everyone's face showed eagerness. It was just that they had just seen Qi Jingzhi's temperament and knew that his captain valued military discipline and did not rub sand in his eyes. For a moment, he was helpless. People dare to speak and act recklessly.

"Invulnerable to swords? Invulnerable to evil spirits?"

The dozens of people watching the excitement were immediately dumbfounded, and then the situation exploded. They were frustrated and scolded themselves, others were angry and scolded their companions, and they were so angry that they scolded Qi Jingzhi. It was so noisy.

Qi Jingzhi seemed as if he hadn't heard anything, and still activated the Whooping Crane method to increase the volume of his voice, but his tone was very casual: "Li Shenxian, if someone regrets and wants to come back, you don't have to stop him, just give him the rhinoceros armor as usual. It's just that. What..."

He said just a few words, and hundreds of people in the venue were already silent. Everyone pricked up their ears and listened.

I saw the young captain jumping on the back of the alien beast, with a sarcastic arc on his lips: "There is no need to be polite to these speculators who leave and come back whenever they want."

"You form them into a separate team and call them the vanguard. In the future, they will be the first to enter the battlefield and attack the city first. They must die once before their previous sins can be forgiven and they can be treated equally with other brothers."

"I will obey your orders!" Li Shenxian immediately agreed.

This Li tiger has bulging flesh on its face and a murderous look all over its body. It is no longer as lazy and casual as before.

Not only him, but all the soldiers present looked solemn, and no one dared to smile playfully.

Just because they suddenly discovered that the young captain named Qi Jingzhi, in addition to his amazing cultivation, was not an ignorant person who didn't know anything about the military. The mind is extremely narrow-minded, and the anger will be repaid. We understand the true meaning of the four words "kindness cannot control soldiers".

Of course, now that the Gouchen Academy is newly established, everyone has plenty of places to go, and they can always hide if they can't be offended. However, Captain Qi can bring tangible benefits to everyone. This is his true ability that everyone must be convinced of. !
With this premise, our school captain is petty-minded and has a bad temper. He doesn't even regard the soldiers as human beings and trades everyone's lives for military merit. How can that be a big deal?
A general's achievements will lead to thousands of bones drying up, and which official is not like this?As long as Shangguan can provide enough benefits, there are many people who are willing to sacrifice their lives!

So, among the soldiers who had just withdrawn, someone immediately stood up, walked quickly to Ban Nu, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and apologized: "The villain has blind eyes and cannot recognize the true hero, please forgive me, the captain!"

"As long as the Shuifu Rhinoceros is really as good as the Lord says, and the Lord can really keep his word, I will sell this miserable life to the captain!"

Qi Jingzhi looked down from a high position, and the sarcasm on his face became even stronger: "You are really cunning! I remember your appearance. You were the one who took the lead to leave just now, and now you are the first one to come back... When the forward team is selected in the future, you will be the first one in line. !”

"Order!"

The military man who was almost kneeling at the young man's feet raised his head. The scar on his face that almost cut through his right eye was extremely eye-catching.

I just heard this guy say proudly: "The little guy Tong Jiao Hai has often acted as a daring soldier in the past, but we are tough and survived every time!"

"If I die in the future when I'm selecting a vanguard, I will only blame myself for my misfortune. I should just make amends to you!"

With Tong Jiaohai taking the lead, all the remaining dozens of people came forward to kneel down to plead guilty and swear allegiance.

These people were walking fast before, but now they were kneeling even faster. There was no trace of shame on their faces, because what they were kneeling on was actually not Qi Jingzhi, but a treasured armor that could be passed down to the family!
What is there to be ashamed of when you kneel down to worship your own treasure?Others want to kneel down but haven’t had the chance yet!

"Well, Lu Qiyun's experience in commanding an army is really useful! By luring them with benefits and suppressing them with punishment, the morale of the army can be initially stabilized. Fortunately, the history of longevity took special care and allocated a thousand rhino armors, otherwise I would have no choice but to Use the green sand beads and Dan Zao residual sand."

Qi Jingzhi seemed careless, but in fact he had been carefully sensing the changes in these soldiers, and at the same time corroborating the memories of leading soldiers in his pillow and dream.

It's just not clear how much he cares about these soldiers.

In Qi Jingzhi's view, although the nearly five hundred soldiers present, including one hundred Bazhou crossbowmen, were all rare elite soldiers, they were different from those under Lu Qiyun's command who bravely charged into battle and risked their lives. Compared with the heavy cavalry of the Snow Chi Battalion, there is obviously still a big gap.

It's not just the differences in armor, mounts and cultivation, but more importantly the differences in blood, faith and temperament. The latter is the real difference between an ordinary powerful army and the world's most powerful army.

To this day, Qi Jingzhi still has a vivid memory of the Hundred Cavalry Commander of Xuezhi Camp who took the initiative to cut off his rear and seek death. He was the real warrior who dared to face the horror of life and death.

In comparison, Tong Jiaohai, who was unruly and willful despite being a bit brave in nature, was really not worth mentioning.

The young captain went through these rare realizations in his heart, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Once a hero draws his sword, it will be another ten years of calamity for the common people..."

(End of this chapter)